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Thanks to all the journalists who joined MNSPJ for the annual Page One Awards banquet on Thursday night. All winners have now been posted to the website — use these links to navigate categories.  Congratulations!   Special Awards: 2018 Page One Awards — Special Award Winners Newspapers: 2018 Page One Awards in Newspaper Journalism Magazines: 2018 Page One Awards in…

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2018 Page One Awards — Special Award Winners

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners in special award categories.   Best Use of Public Records First Place, James Shiffer, StarTribune “Secrecy Rules”   Judge’s comment “Stories about public records laws are rarely sexy, but in an era where government is attempting to become more secret, stories…

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2018 Page One Awards in Newspaper Journalism

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in newspaper journalism.   Spot News  Newspaper  – 50,000+ circulation First Place, Paul Walsh, Libor Jany, Miguel Otarola, Star Tribune “Minnehaha Academy Explosion”   Judge’s comment “Great reporting. The reporters do a nice job putting the reader at the scene…

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2018 Page One Awards in Magazine Journalism

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in magazine journalism.   Best Profile Story Magazine First Place, Steve Lange, Rochester Magazine “Rocket Man”   Judge’s comment “It is deeply difficult to write well about an untested young person. Adding sports to that mix is another challenge. Mr.…

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2018 Page One Awards in Television Journalism

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in television journalism.   Spot/Breaking News Television – Fewer than 50 newsroom employees First Place, WDIO Staff, WDIO-TV Winter Storm Coverage   Judge’s comment “Nice use of live presence, mixed with recorded elements, on a big story, affecting a large…

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2018 Page One Awards in Radio Journalism

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in radio journalism.   Hard News Report Radio First Place, Emma Sapong, MPR News “Roots of tension: race, hair, competition and black beauty stores” Judge’s comment “This surprising and informative piece was reported fairly, included multiple viewpoints and could…

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2018 Page One Awards in Online Journalism

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in online journalism.   Best Website Online First Place, City Pages          citypages.com Judge’s comment “Visitors to the page are not bombarded by copy, but instead are able to easily navigate through the stories with lots of photos to break up…

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2018 Page One Awards in Photography

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in photography.   Best News Photography First Place, Evan Frost, Chris Juhn, Courtney Perry, MPR News Judge’s comment “The MPR team’s news photography displayed a wide range of effective images, which showed both the human impact of major news…

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MNSPJ announces winners of the Popovich award

Each year, the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists recognizes those who fight for First Amendment rights with the chapter’s Peter S. Popovich Award. This year, the award goes to a citizens group in Victoria, Minnesota, for their five-year effort to legally compel their City Council to open meetings, follow the law and provide public information to the public. Ken Goulart,…

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MNSPJ seeks board candidates

MNSPJ is seeking candidates for the 2018-19 board year. Join us! The chapter is led by a diverse, volunteer board of media professionals, past and present, who are driven by a desire to promote and protect quality journalism and the public’s right to know.  This year’s election will begin on June 20, with candidate statements due by June 15. Results…

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